Mosinee's Jay Ritger gets fouled by East's Bryce Widmark as he shoots in the first quarter at Mosinee on Thursday.

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Mitchell A. Skurzewski
Wausau Daily Herald

The Mosinee boys basketball team saw an eight-point lead evaporate early in the fourth quarter.

But its senior captains, Andy Maas and Jay Ritger took control and made several key plays down the stretch, as Mosinee held off hard-charging Wausau East 58-53 in a non-conference season opener for both teams.

Maas and Ritger combined to score 15 of Mosinee's 17 fourth quarter points in the final eight minutes. ...